Season tickets are currently on sale at the Carrier Dome ticket office. You won't be able to pick out a seat location, though, until the renewal process is finished for returning season-ticket holders.

Single-game tickets go on sale after that, probably sometime in early October.

MW

Mike,

Any idea why Johnny Flynn all of a sudden is not playing this Friday in the
Rucker tournament? Specifically, I am curious if he has gotten injured or
possibly into some sort of trouble.

Thanks,
Mike
Rochester, NY

Mike,

Man, we've got a lot of Mikes here today.

No, Johnny Flynn wasn't hurt or in trouble. He had to choose between a previous commitment to play at the Five-Star camp or go to Rucker. He went to Five-Star. He probably got more out of going to Five-Star. The only reason to go to Rucker would have been to increase his national profile.

Also, Flynn might be thinking about getting involved in his school's student government this year and there was a mandatory meeting last Thursday, which meant he would have missed the Elite 24 game's practice and media session that afternoon.

MW

Mike,

Great blog! I read this everyday and I currently live in India!
Anyways, how do you think we'll do in the tournament next year when we'll have
the Fab-Five with Devendorf and Harris in starting line-up? (Can I assume that
Eric and Paul will still be there next year or am I kidding myself???)

-Paul Baik
SU Alum from Mysore, India

Paul,

Great to know we have readers in India.

I know a lot of SU fans are really excited about the '07 class that will come in next year. And, yes, I think Eric Devendorf and Paul Harris will still be around. I really do.

But don't look past this coming season. This year's team could be really good. Better than the much-anticipated 2007-08 squad. Remember this team returns four starters and has three seniors. It will rely on just one freshman (Harris), although Mike Jones could surprise. It has options (Josh Wright in the backcourt mix and Matt Gorman up front). And I expect Arinze Onuaku and Andy Rautins to be much improved.

MW

Hey Mike,

The one guy I hear very little about is Arinze Onuaku. The guy is a rock and seems to have a lot of positive energy. How much playing time and how much potential do you see in him for this year and the next few seasons?

Dan
Baltimore

Dan,

As I mentioned above, I think Arinze will be much better this year. However, I don't think his playing time will increase that much. That's because he still has Darryl Watkins ahead of him and I think Mookie's going to be much better after watching his performances over the last 10 games of last season.

I think Arinze starts as a junior and senior. And there will be bruises, busted lips and broken noses all over the Big East because of him. (I mean that in a good way.)

MW

Hi Mike:

Based on what is listed on scout.com, it appears that SU has three offers out to ’08 prospects so far. Have you heard anything about the last two guys on this list?

Also, is there any chance Bill Walker is still considering SU? I see that an offer is outstanding, but any buzz as to whether SU has any chance landing him?

Erin

Erin,

I'm not 100 percent certain about this because I haven't talked to the players or their coaches, but I doubt that formal offers have been made to any juniors. My reasoning? Jim Boeheim's been out of the country for the past month and no formal offer comes from a member of the SU coaching staff unless it comes from the boss man.

That said, Syracuse does have interest in several players on the scout.com list.

The names that really bear watching: Sean Mosley, Nate Miles, Luke Babbitt, Henry Sims and Samardo Samuels. I'll throw one name out there that isn't on the scout.com list and that's DeAndre Liggins, a 6-5 shooting guard out of Chicago.

I'm sure there will be others. Watch this fall to see if any juniors come up for unofficial visits.

On Bill Walker. I'd say no chance of him coming to Syracuse. In all likelihood, he's headed to Kansas State.